The only chart I ever tried to do was one their wake up/feeding times
and who got what.....that quickly went out the door because that was 10
seconds of precious sleeping time! Plus with babes....what worked last night
wont nec. work tonight! With babes, its pretty much a basic
routine....change, feed, burp, and cuddle back to sleep....any way you
can-if necessary!!
I must say I am envious.....there's a LOT of dads on this newsgroup that
actually help!! Kudos!!

--
Gwen, Designer Wraps
SAHM to James (9-98) Austin and Amber (5-02)


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"Gary" wrote in message
om...
As a new father of twin boys I often find myself at 3 AM, when I am
not thinking very clearly and do not have loads of patience,
confronted with one or more unhappy babies.

They've been home about 4 weeks and I am learning slowly what
possibilities exist for calming the boys. They include:

Feeding
Swaddling
Pacifier
Placing in vibro-massage seat
Cuddling
Singing (this has not worked yet)
Changing diaper
Placing in sling
Burping
Placing on tummy temporarily

Then you have the behaviors that lead you to choose one or the other.

OK this is where it gets tricky. I've learned that constant loud
crying/screaming is usually a sign of being hungry. Less intense
fussy/fidgety is often wet/poopy diaper. Digestion/peristalsys/gas is
usually loud groaning (I also don't know what to do about this except
let it happen). There is also bored/lonely which might be occasional
crying.

Along with the feeding schedule and diaper count we are tracking on
our white board, I'm thinking of coming up with a checklist of "what
finally worked" to settle one or the other kid down.

Just wondered if anyone had already done something like this. It's OK
to say I will learn it as I go along but I want my kids to get to that
"happy place" ASAP.